The AUT UAV team has just had its first research paper published in an international peer reviewed journal!
Application of an unmanned aerial vehicle in spatial mapping of terrestrial biology and human disturbance in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, East Antarctica.
Barbara Bollard-Breen • John D. Brooks • Matthew R. L. Jones • John Robertson • Sonja Betschart • Olivier Kung • S. Craig Cary • Charles K. Lee • Stephen B. Pointing
Polar Biology DOI 10.1007/s00300-014-1586-7 Published on-line October 2014
Our thanks to Stephen for championing this paper
The paper describes our approach and provides analysis of the images collected in the January 2014 K020 expedition. The mapping also clearly identified the footprint of campsites and walking trails on soils, and highlighted the potential of this technique in monitoring human impact in this fragile ecosystem.
The paper is also an example of the interdisciplinary and inter organisational nature of Antarctic research.
Application of an unmanned aerial vehicle in spatial mapping of terrestrial biology and human disturbance in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, East Antarctica.
Barbara Bollard-Breen • John D. Brooks • Matthew R. L. Jones • John Robertson • Sonja Betschart • Olivier Kung • S. Craig Cary • Charles K. Lee • Stephen B. Pointing
Polar Biology DOI 10.1007/s00300-014-1586-7 Published on-line October 2014
Our thanks to Stephen for championing this paper
The paper describes our approach and provides analysis of the images collected in the January 2014 K020 expedition. The mapping also clearly identified the footprint of campsites and walking trails on soils, and highlighted the potential of this technique in monitoring human impact in this fragile ecosystem.
The paper is also an example of the interdisciplinary and inter organisational nature of Antarctic research.
Labels: Antarctica, AUT Fox, Skycam, Swampfox, UAV
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